U18: Victoria Blue 11-10 Queensland | BOX SCORE
A pitchers duel through five innings turned into a 12-inning epic as Victoria Blue edged Queensland in the day's opening game.
Mariners farmhand Blake Townsend gave Victoria Blue the perfect platform, striking out eight in four perfect innings. His opposite number - Queensland's Patrick Day - was equally solid, tossing four scoreless to begin the ballgame.
Kai-Noa Wynyard broke the scoreless deadlock with a two-RBI single in the sixth, as both teams went back and forth.
Scores were locked at five after nine innings, and it took 12 to separate them as Zak Skinner's two-RBI single in the top of the 12th proved the difference.
Dante Caruso held his nerve in four innings of relief, claiming the crucial final three outs to lift Victoria Blue to a hard-fought win.
Kobe Greenhalgh sparked the Victorian offence, finishing with six RBI.
U16: Victoria White 5-4 Australian Capital Territory (box score coming soon)
Victoria White produced a stirring comeback in the bottom of the seventh to walk-off the Australian Capital Territory on Diamond 1.
Ned Hargreaves sent Victoria White fans home happy with a two-RBI walkoff single in the bottom of the seventh, capping off a three-run frame.
In her first appearance at an Australian Youth Championship, Genevieve Beacom was outstanding, as she gave up one hit and struck out seven in four innings.
Connor Schibeci lead Victoria White with two hits, while Jack Bennetts also finished with two hits for the ACT.
Patrik Paramonov struck out nine in his start for the ACT, to lead all-comers on day one.
U16: New South Wales 12-2 Victoria Blue | BOX SCORE
After two scoreless innings to begin with, New South Wales let loose, running away winners against Victoria Blue.
NSW scored five runs in the third and fourth inning, with Quinn Johnson and Christos Lyberopoulos driving in a team-high three runs.
Jake Burns nailed a home run and finished with two RBI, while Clayton Campbell struck out six in 3 2/3 innings of work.
Darcy Longstaff was one of Victoria Blue's best, going 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
U18: South Australia 8-7 Victoria White (f/7) | BOX SCORE
Victoria White came home with a flurry, but South Australia just held on as rain shortened the final game of day one action.
Victoria scored three runs in the top of the sixth, but with high levels of thunder and lightning in the area, South Australia were declared victorious after six and a half innings.
SA wasted no time, as Joe Gluyas and Seiichiro Suzuki picking up RBIs in the bottom of the first. Suzuki lead the charge for South Australia with a team-high two hits.
Victoria tied things up at two, but a crucial four-spot from South Australia sealed the deal.
Charles Sutherland nailed a double and a triple for Victoria White. Victoria White kept the pressure on South Australia all game, but fell just short as the rain and lightning set in.
U16: Victoria White 5-4 Australian Capital Territory (box score coming soon)
Victoria White produced a stirring comeback in the bottom of the seventh to walk-off the Australian Capital Territory on Diamond 1.
Ned Hargreaves sent Victoria White fans home happy with a two-RBI walkoff single in the bottom of the seventh, capping off a three-run frame.
In her first appearance at an Australian Youth Championship, Genevieve Beacom was outstanding, as she gave up one hit and struck out seven in four innings.
Connor Schibeci lead Victoria White with two hits, while Jack Bennetts also finished with two hits for the ACT.
Patrik Paramonov struck out nine in his start for the ACT, to lead all-comers on day one.
U16: New South Wales 12-2 Victoria Blue | BOX SCORE
After two scoreless innings to begin with, New South Wales let loose, running away winners against Victoria Blue.
NSW scored five runs in the third and fourth inning, with Quinn Johnson and Christos Lyberopoulos driving in a team-high three runs.
Jake Burns nailed a home run and finished with two RBI, while Clayton Campbell struck out six in 3 2/3 innings of work.
Darcy Longstaff was one of Victoria Blue's best, going 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
U18: South Australia 8-7 Victoria White (f/7) | BOX SCORE
Victoria White came home with a flurry, but South Australia just held on as rain shortened the final game of day one action.
Victoria scored three runs in the top of the sixth, but with high levels of thunder and lightning in the area, South Australia were declared victorious after six and a half innings.
SA wasted no time, as Joe Gluyas and Seiichiro Suzuki picking up RBIs in the bottom of the first. Suzuki lead the charge for South Australia with a team-high two hits.
Victoria tied things up at two, but a crucial four-spot from South Australia sealed the deal.
Charles Sutherland nailed a double and a triple for Victoria White. Victoria White kept the pressure on South Australia all game, but fell just short as the rain and lightning set in.
Walkoffs, sensational pitching performances and stirring comebacks highlighted an action packed day one of the Australian Youth Championship presented by Beastwear.
U18: Victoria Blue 11-10 Queensland | BOX SCORE
A pitchers duel through five innings turned into a 12-inning epic as Victoria Blue edged Queensland in the day's opening game.
Mariners farmhand Blake Townsend gave Victoria Blue the perfect platform, striking out eight in four perfect innings. His opposite number - Queensland's Patrick Day - was equally solid, tossing four scoreless to begin the ballgame.
Kai-Noa Wynyard broke the scoreless deadlock with a two-RBI single in the sixth, as both teams went back and forth.
Scores were locked at five after nine innings, and it took 12 to separate them as Zak Skinner's two-RBI single in the top of the 12th proved the difference.
Dante Caruso held his nerve in four innings of relief, claiming the crucial final three outs to lift Victoria Blue to a hard-fought win.
Kobe Greenhalgh sparked the Victorian offence, finishing with six RBI.
U18: New South Wales 16-3 Australian Capital Territory | BOX SCORE
New South Wales exploded out of the blocks and didn't look back as they recorded a mercy-rule victory over the Australian Capital Territory.
Luke Krkovski tossed three one-hit innings and his offence backed him up perfectly, as NSW raced to a 12-0 lead after two.
Caleb Shepherd and Blake Cavill lead the offence with three hits, with both driving in two runs apiece.
Grant Craft tripled for the ACT, while James Warwick, Aaron Riley and Trent Buchanan drove in their first RBI of the tournament.
U18: Western Australia 13-9 New South Wales Country | BOX SCORE
New South Wales Country jumped out to an early lead, but Western Australia pulled it all the way back to record a hard-fought win on Diamond 1.
Country lead 7-4 in the fifth, but WA scored eight of the last 10 runs to record a 13-9 victory.
Caiden Nicoletto - who has spent some time with the Perth Heat this season - was a perfect 4-for-4 and needed a homer to complete the cycle.
Jarred Hutchins and Ben Drew finished with a team-high three RBI for WA.
Drew's bases clearing triple in the eighth gave WA the lead, and Caiden Deal finished the job, tossing 1 2/3 scoreless innings to end the ballgame.
Despite his team's loss, Sam McLean put in a sparkling performance for Country on day one, going 4-for-4 with a single, two doubles and a triple. McLean drove in five of his team's nine runs.
U16: Victoria White 5-4 Australian Capital Territory (box score coming soon)
Victoria White produced a stirring comeback in the bottom of the seventh to walk-off the Australian Capital Territory on Diamond 1.
Ned Hargreaves sent Victoria White fans home happy with a two-RBI walkoff single in the bottom of the seventh, capping off a three-run frame.
In her first appearance at an Australian Youth Championship, Genevieve Beacom was outstanding, as she gave up one hit and struck out seven in four innings.
Connor Schibeci lead Victoria White with two hits, while Jack Bennetts also finished with two hits for the ACT.
Patrik Paramonov struck out nine in his start for the ACT, to lead all-comers on day one.
U16: Western Australia 7-4 Queensland | BOX SCORE
Western Australia were behind for most of the game before a clutch four-spot saw them take a hard-fought win over Queensland.
Queensland's Declan Summerford only surrendered one run in his 3 2/3 innings, but Western Australia made their charge late, which began with Max Chipper's RBI triple.
First baseman Dylan Bojarski had a team-high three hits for WA, while Queensland's Jaime Fox chimed in with two hits of his own.
After taking the lead in the bottom of the sixth, Tye Kazmierowski tossed a scoreless final inning, sealing the win for Western Australia.
U16: New South Wales 12-2 Victoria Blue | BOX SCORE
After two scoreless innings to begin with, New South Wales let loose, running away winners against Victoria Blue.
NSW scored five runs in the third and fourth inning, with Quinn Johnson and Christos Lyberopoulos driving in a team-high three runs.
Jake Burns nailed a home run and finished with two RBI, while Clayton Campbell struck out six in 3 2/3 innings of work.
Darcy Longstaff was one of Victoria Blue's best, going 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
U16: South Australia 8-1 New South Wales Country | BOX SCORE
Yeatman worked five efficient innings, as the young righty only needed 62 pitches.
His battery mate Cooper Davidson-Peacock was one of South Australia's best offensively, going 3-for-4 with a team-high three RBI.
Country tied up the ballgame in the third, but seven late runs saw South Australia begin their tournament in dominant fashion.
U18: South Australia 8-7 Victoria White (f/7) | BOX SCORE
Victoria White came home with a flurry, but South Australia just held on as rain shortened the final game of day one action.
Victoria scored three runs in the top of the sixth, but with high levels of thunder and lightning in the area, South Australia were declared victorious after six and a half innings.
SA wasted no time, as Joe Gluyas and Seiichiro Suzuki picking up RBIs in the bottom of the first. Suzuki lead the charge for South Australia with a team-high two hits.
Victoria tied things up at two, but a crucial four-spot from South Australia sealed the deal.
Charles Sutherland nailed a double and a triple for Victoria White. Victoria White kept the pressure on South Australia all game, but fell just short as the rain and lightning set in.
Baseball Victoria is calling for volunteers who are interested in helping at upcoming tournaments:
Senior League and Junior League State Championships @ Geelong Baseball Centre (Pioneer Park) 142-164 Pioneer Rd, Grovedale VIC 3216
This is a great opportunity to go behind the scenes of a baseball tournament and play an important role in bringing these exciting events to life. You'll be able to build your network of professionals and strengthen your leadership skills whilst working in an fast-paced and rewarding sporting environment.
We require an army of enthusiastic volunteers to join the team to make these tournaments a success!
Please learn more about this opportunity below:
Baseball Australia would like to congratulate Tom Hewett, our Brut Little Leaguer of the Week!
Tom has won $500 for his baseball club.
Tom is a player who always leads by example and is a wonderful role model for the younger players.
Photo: @sixty8shoot
He offers positive feedback and a match wrap to his team mates following each game and provides them with encouragement whether they contributed in a small or big way during the game both on the field and in the dugout.
He shows determination and courage on the field and best of all a leadership quality.
Our club and team are lucky to have junior players like Tom who will no doubt be a great player and mentor for years to come.
To go into the draw to become the Brut Little Leaguer of the Week and win $500 just like Tom, enter your details HERE.
Stay tuned next week as we announce another Brut Little Leaguer of the Week!
To go into the draw to become the Brut Little Leaguer of the Week and win $500 just like Tom, enter your details HERE.
Stay tuned next week as we announce another Brut Little Leaguer of the Week!
The 2019 Victorian State Teams enjoyed a warm send-off Monday night at Waverley Baseball Club, an exciting moment with the 2019 Australian Youth Championships just days away. The annual Jersey Presentation tradition continued as the 80 chosen players and 16 coaches and officials across all four teams gathered for a memorable evening of congratulations and well wishes.
Following a sit-down dinner provided by Waverley, High Performance Manager Damian Shanahan welcomed all players and parents and thanked them for their commitment and dedication to the upcoming championships. He also acknowledged the coaches and officials for undertaking their roles and putting so much time and energy into preparing the teams for this opportunity.
Next, Chris Harman from the U16 Whites and Scott Meager from the U16 Blues presented their players with official game jerseys. Baseball Victoria CEO Justin Huber addressed the attendees and imparted some valuable words of wisdom, including the importance of being a team player and enjoying the moment.
Ben Laux of the U18 Whites and Marshall Skinner of the U18 Blues continued with the presentation of the official jerseys.
The U16 and U18 teams will fly to Sydney this Thursday with the championships kicking off on Friday, January 11th and continuing through Sunday, January 20th at Blacktown International Sportspark.
These talented Victorian players will do their best to leave their mark on the National Championships with outstanding performances while making memories that will last a lifetime.
Baseball Victoria would like to thank Waverley for hosting this evening event. We wish all players the best of luck, and we look forward to seeing what these teams accomplish at the championships.
For team updates throughout the championships, please visit http://baseball.com.au/Events/National-Championships/Under16 and http://baseball.com.au/Admin/U18-AYCs
Baseball Australia would like to congratulate Alex Cain (pictured, centre), the first Brut Little Leaguer of the Week for 2019!
Alex has won $500 for his baseball club.
Alex Cain has played baseball for Baulkham Hills Baseball Club for eight years. He has had limited opportunity to play at the highest level but continues to support his club
This year he has helped coach the U10 side, umpires 8.30am games before he plays at 10.30am each Saturday and was selected in the Blues side that went to Singapore and won the Thanksgiving tournament.
He is one of the longest serving juniors at the club and is a great role model for the younger players
To go into the draw to become the Brut Little Leaguer of the Week and win $500 just like Alex, enter your details HERE.
Stay tuned next week as we announce another Brut Little Leaguer of the Week!
Stay tuned next week as we announce another Brut Little Leaguer of the Week!
Baseball Australia would like to congratulate Lachlan Jones from the Surfers Paradise Baseball Club, the first ever Brut Little Leaguer of the Week!
Lachlan has won $500 for his club
Lachlan, (also know as Lachie, Jonesy or Dory) is a Little Leaguer at Surfers Paradise Baseball Club who lives and breathes the Little League motto.
He shows courage every week, training hard to continue to improve so that he can achieve his goals.
His character is outlined by the many affectionate nicknames above. On field, he leads his teammates in warm up, shows leadership as a catcher and is always encouraging to his team mates.
He shows such loyalty to the club in so many ways! He always wears his uniform with pride, and helps around the club whenever and however he can.
Check out the recent photo of Lachie cooking sausages for our Tball and Little League Minor players during Surfers' Friday night competition!
To go into the draw to become the Brut Little Leaguer of the Week and win $500 just like Lachlan, enter your details HERE.
Stay tuned next week as we announce another Brut Little Leaguer of the Week!
Baseball Victoria is pleased to share this notice of the Annual General Meeting.
The 2019 AGM will be held on Tuesday, 12th February at 7.00pm at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre.
We are looking forward to this opportunity to meet with our members.
For more details, please click here.
Baseball Victoria would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We hope you all enjoy the festive season with your families and friends!
As a reminder, the BV office will be closed from the end of business hours on Friday 21st of December and will reopen on Wednesday 2nd of January. If you need to get in touch with us, please do so before 5 PM Friday.
Thank you for all your support this year. We’re looking forward to another fantastic year of baseball in 2019!
